St Nicholas Broadwey

St Nicholas Church Broadwey, Weymouth,  is located on the A354 Dorchester Road, just 100 yards South of the 'Littlemoor' traffic lights. Standing outside the Church and looking around at the surrounding area, with the ancient Roman Road close by and the river at the bottom of Mill Street, it would be hard not to imagine an early Roman or even pre-Roman settlement here in Broadwey around 2000 years ago. It may well be that the present Church stands on the site of a early Saxon Church, itself built from the materials previously used for a Roman cultic centre.

Like many Norman Churches, changes have taken place over the years. A toilet and Sunday School room was added in 1985. On Wednesday October 3rd 2001, all of the pews were removed from the body of the Church. Two angled pews were retained adjacent to the font, and one high quality pew was removed to the “St Michael’s Chapel” (on the South Side of the Sanctuary) along with a matching Modesty Screen.

The Church was then re-decorated. A new carpeted worship area was created, and the children’s area was re-ordered. The sound system was enhanced with new speakers and a Loop for the Hard of Hearing. A new All Season frontal is now on the Holy table. 165 new soft-furnished chairs arrived on Friday 26th October. A nappy-changing area is located in a side room.